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Perreault found guilty of murder in 2003 death of Lyne Massicotte
A jury has found Alain Perreault guilty of first-degree murder in the 2003 death of Lyne Massicotte. The jury pronounced the verdict at Perreault’s second trial in a courtroom in Quebec City on...
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Five Montreal commuters on the agony of rush hour on the roads
We asked five Montreal Gazette employees about their morning commutes by car to our offices at Peel and Ste-Catherine Sts. in downtown Montreal. Jeff Blond’s commute from Brossard to downtown Montreal....
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Man charged at the Montreal courthouse with hit-and-run death of Zèlia Ponte...
A man who has often been homeless in recent years appeared before a judge at the Montreal courthouse on Friday where he was charged with the hit and run death of 79-year-old Zèlia Ponte Araujo. Steven...
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Downtown traffic to get worse, transport minister warns
It may seem impossible for Montrealers to imagine, but traffic on the island is about to get worse. Quebec Transport Minister Laurent Lessard said Friday a new round of downtown highway closings will...
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Aboriginal women applaud Quebec's proposed changes to Youth Protection Act
QUEBEC — Three groups led by Aboriginal women have told National Assembly hearings they strongly support the government’s proposed changes to the Youth Protection Act, which aim to preserve the...
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Overweight vehicles banned from Champlain Bridge starting Oct. 10 over...
Heavy vehicles that require special load permits will be prohibited from crossing the Champlain Bridge starting on Oct. 10 to preserve the bridge’s structural integrity, the federal corporation that...
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Josh Freed: Bacteria, health theories and the demise of the five-second rule
I was munching on the last chocolate in a box the other day when it slipped from my hand and landed on the kitchen floor. I scooped it up instantly, like a professional baseball player — in under five...
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Councillor criticizes Outremont for holding meeting on Rosh Hashanah
A Projet Montréal councillor in Outremont borough is criticizing the borough administration for holding its next monthly meeting on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Monday evening. And it’s at...
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Firefighters battle blaze in Lachine
Montreal firefighters battled a major fire in a two-storey residential building in Lachine borough at the supper hour on Friday. Two people were reported injured with burns to their hands. The...
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With only days to go, poll shows PQ leadership race too close to call
With Parti Québécois members soon to start voting for a new leader, Alexandre Cloutier and Jean-François Lisée find themselves nose-to-nose in support among party supporters, a poll shows. A quarter of...
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Young activist is on the front lines of First Nations' fight against pipelines
Vanessa Gray’s hand shakes as she talks about the prison sentence dangling over her head. The 23-year-old activist says she’s “a little scared,” but also hopeful she won’t be convicted of mischief...
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Search continues for man overboard in Lac St-Louis
Police divers are scouring Lac St-Louis for a fisherman who fell in the water early Saturday morning. The missing man, 38, boarded a small boat with three friends in Pointe-Claire at about 10 p.m....
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Point-St-Charles gala raises $500,000 for local youth
When Kevin Figsby packed his bags to leave Point-St-Charles, he began a journey most children from the working class enclave would never know. “The Point” had always been a hard scramble place but by...
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Dan Delmar: Le Code Québec reveals some inconvenient truths
As Quebec’s rudderless sovereignty movement struggles to inspire public confidence, its promoters play the identity card, repeatedly, attempting to reinforce the belief that Quebecers are not only...
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Squeaky Wheels: SAAQ doesn't cover accidents between cyclists and pedestrians
Q: This morning, on my way into work, I was narrowly run down by a speeding cyclist who disregarded a red light (even pulling out to pass other cyclists who had stopped for the light) along the de...
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Taxi drivers to strike over Quebec's deal with Uber
The Front commun du taxi is calling on all drivers and owners of taxis and limousines to participate in a strike — including rallies in the Montreal area — on Wednesday to contest a pilot project to...
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CIBC campaign raises $1.1 million for breast cancer
More than 8,000 people participated in the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation’s annual CIBC Run for the Cure, which was held simultaneously in Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Val-d’Or on Sunday. The...
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Jacques Parizeau Park inaugurated in Outremont
Vimy Park, in the Outremont borough, was officially renamed Jacques Parizeau Park to pay tribute to the former Quebec Premier on Sunday. The private ceremony took place at 2 p.m. in the presence of...
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Man dies in ATV crash in Laurierville
A 25-year-old man was killed in an off-road vehicle crash, late Saturday night in Laurierville in the Centre-du-Québec. The victim was on an all-terrain vehicle in the company of another man, around...
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Pedestrian hit by taxi downtown, suffers head trauma
A 22-year-old woman suffered a head injury when she was hit by a taxi early Sunday morning in the Ville-Marie borough. According to police the woman was crossing St-Antoine St. on a red light around...
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